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Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet – A Door in the Sky

Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet – A Door in the Sky

Two wingsuit flyers just BASE jumped into a plane in mid-air

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French wingsuit flyers recently completed an unbelievable stunt following a B.A.S.E. jump from the top of the Jungfrau mountain in Switzerland. Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet, known as the Soul Flyers, caught up with and flew into a plane in mid-air.

As part of their project A Door in the Sky, which they had spent several months training for by completing more than 100 test flights in Empuriabrava in Spain, the duo B.A.S.E jumped from the top of the Jungfrau, one of Europe’s highest mountains, and flew into a Pilatus Porter light aircraft in mid-air. Now that’s a different way to catch a flight.

How did this project come about?

They wanted to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Patrick de Gayardon’s achievement in 1997, when he jumped from an aircraft with a wingsuit and then flew back into the plane. He was a pioneer in our scene and we wanted to reproduce his stunt. At the beginning of the year, Vince woke up one day and said to Fred, “We have to do it but with a BASE jump from a cliff!”

How different was the training for this stunt?

“When we started to train, we thought it would be easier to be honest. Then we realised that it was quite a technical and mental challenge. We had to be focused. During the first training session in Spain, Fred managed to fly into the plane, but I failed and hurt my ribs. One month later, we came back for another session. We felt better and it worked out. We managed to make it five times.”

How does it feel to enter into a plane at high speed?

“It’s cool but also quite weird! We’re used to jumping from the plane, but here you have to enter into it. You’re falling down and all of a sudden there’s no air anymore. The feeling is quite strange. When you’re in the plane and you see your friend flying closer and closer, it’s incredible. It was very emotional for us because we worked hard to make it happen.”

Soul Flyers Freefly BASE jump in Norway

Soul Flyers Freefly BASE jump in Norway

Soul Flyers Freefly BASE jump in Norway

Red Bull Soul Flyers

Discover the video project of the Red Bull Soul Flyers! From a 3280 feet cliff in Norway, Fred Fugen and Vince Reffet, 3X Freefly world champions, impress with their jumps and combos … Once again, they push the limits of “Freefly Base” with some technical prowess and exceptional tricks!

Jokke Sommer & Soul Flyers in Dubai 2

Jokke Sommer & Soul Flyers

Dubai episode 2

Follow wingsuit proximity flyer Jokke Sommer on a training camp to Skydive Dubai.

Skydive training is essential in the sport of wingsuit base jumping. Discover wingsuit and freefly training with the best of the best: Vince Reffet from Soul Flyers and Petter Jhonson in the wind tunnel.

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PRODUCTION
XTreme Video

WINGSUIT/FREEFLY COACH
Vince Reffet

TUNNEL COACH
Petter Johnson

CAMERAFLYER
Jean-Philippe Teffaud

MUSIC
Digitalism (Paul Emanuel)
ATMOS311 – UPPM

THANKS TO
Jokke Sommer
Vince Reffet
Petter Johnson
Jean-Philippe Teffaud
Fred Fugen
Julian Boulle
Skydive Dubai
Nasser Al Neyadi

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